"Short of that, how about a DE design that incorporates both gap and exposure adjustments? Yeah it's derivative but the technology already exists, it works, and it still sells. Adding an adjustable-length handle should be simple." You couldn't have an adjustable exposure DE design due to the fact that increasing exposure on one side would decrease it on the other.
True, unless you forgo butterfly doors and go the three piece route: include a set of varying exposure caps, akin to the caps on three piece razors. Maybe two included with each razor, one (wider cap) for quiet, one (narrower cap) for loud. The safety bar/gap adjustment mechanism would be totally independent of that, giving you the features you desire but for both edges at once! (and simpler to make) Anyway, I'm boring you with all this as it's off your intended target. Check your PM.
Alright everyone the razors and super blues have arrived I know what ill be using for the next two weeks
First time I tryed the shake sharp I had not done a good job that was with a gillette silver blue the next day I used a schick plus platinum and it did a much better job the third time I tryed it I used the supplied super blue blades and got a BBS shave but of course the vintage blue blades I've been useing always do that without any irritation to boot and there after had excellent results time after time even using the silver blue and plus platinum which I tryed again after using the super blue a few more times so in my opinion it does a fine job after you get the angle as for the sharpening feature I'd say it works as I got four shaves from one edge of the super blue but after you use it (the sharpning stone) the shave I find gets slightly rougher I suspect because your removing the silicon from the edge I did not try it on a stainless blade and would be interested to know if it will sharpen one though it may not as the coatings are what make them sharper and trying to sharpen them would remove them anyway it shaves your face
Holy flaming wall of text, Batman! I copied out your post and added paragraph's and punctuation to make it easier to read. I hope you don't mind me taking liberties with your post. "First time I tried the shake sharp I had not done a good job; that was with a Gillette Silver Blue. The next day I used a Schick Plus Platinum and it did a much better job. The third time I tried it, I used the supplied Super Blue blades and got a BBS shave, but of course the vintage blue blades I've been using always do that- without any irritation to boot, and thereafter had excellent results time after time, even using the Silver Blue and Plus Platinum's which I tried again after using the Super Blue a few more times. In my opinion it does a fine job after you get the angle, as for the sharpening feature, I'd say it works as I got four shaves from one edge of the super blue but after you use it (the sharpening stone), the shave I find gets slightly rougher. I suspect [it's] because you're removing the silicone from the edge. I did not try it on a stainless blade and would be interested to know if it will sharpen one, though it may not as the coatings are what make them sharper and trying to sharpen them would remove them. Anyway, it shaves your face." -King Camp In two days, the shake sharps are supposed to be sent on, so tonight or tomorrow I will be contacting the members who signed up for the pass around to get addresses and figure out who's next. I dropped the ball on this one.
No problem glad you did it I only have my phone and if you look at all my posts I never use punctuation as its too hard flipping in between key boards and would take me a loooog time to post
or own a Droid Razr Maxx HD! (Did that sound pretentious?) First thing I got rid of was the "posted from a janky Iphone" message. Second thing I did was dig out my old folding pocket-sized aluminum bluetooth keyboard that I bought for $30 back in 2007 that didn't work with (the then) current technology. Now that it's been discontinued, they sell for $200.00 because no one makes a decent portable bluetooth keyboard.
sorry but I don't know what that means and is it saying I'm posting from my I phone as I don't see it but it does do that when I send emails there's a way to get rid of it?
On forums, it's a tapatalk thing. Don't worry about it if you aren't using tapatalk. If you are using tapatalk, it's easy to change it. On emails, it gets a bit more complicated, but it's usually located under "my signature" options. You can edit it out, or change your settings to not automatically attach a signature. "Janky" is slang I picked up from another forum. I gather that it means "crappy" or "problematic."
Ok I don't have tapatalk,I mean I don't know what "Droid Razr Maxx HD" means like a droid is a mindless thing I believe and razor something ?
I received the Shake Sharp razors about a week ago. I haven't used them every day, because I did not want to take them to the gym with me and risk somethign happening to them. When I first received them, I loaded one of the included Gillette carbon steel blades in the metal Shake Sharp razor. I noticed that the blade was not sitting perfectly level (the right side of the blade touches the safety bar, but the left side is slightly raised), so I switched the blade over to the bakelite razor. I was in a bit of a hurry that morning and didn't want to mess with it. I had a very rough shave. No cuts or weepers, but it was not smooth and my neck was pretty red. I was surprised at how aggressive it was. Thinking back, I had broken a cardinal rule of wet shaving. Don't change more than one thing at a time. I tried a new razor and a new blade. So the next day, I put the Gillette blade in my Merkur HD and shaved. Another rough shave, but not quite as rough as the day prior. The next day, I put a Personna blade in the bakelite Shake Sharp, and had a go. Somewhat rough, but did manage a good shave. So I attribute the roughness I experience the first day about 85% to the blade and 15% to the razor. I had one more shave, and lessened the angle with the head flatter against my face, and the shave was much smoother. Then, I switched my Personna blade over to the metal razor. I tried to reposition it to fix the unevenness, to no avail. Looking at it, I cannot figure out what is wrong, unless the safety bar is slightly bent. I went ahead and shaved, using the same angle I ended up with for the bakelite razor, and had a nice smooth shave. One more shave repeated the same results. I had a look back through this thread looking for pictures with the blade loaded, and Arley's pictures from October show this uneven gap, if you look closeley. It's a bit more obvious in person. I was just looking to see if it was an existing or a new problem. The uneven gap, does not appear to affect the shave, especially if you are holding it flat against your face. Observations overall. The carbon steel blades? I hate them. Not smooth at all for me. The razors, not only look like an SE razor (having only one edge exposed), but they also need to be treated like an SE when you shave. When I used my standard DE grip and angle I got an aggressive shave. When I held it like an SE and shaved with the head flat against my face like I do with an SE, it shaved great. I found the quality of the shave on par with my Merkur HD and my Fatboy, two of my favorite razors. I don't think I would ever purchase one and use it as a daily razor. But if I were to come across one, I would certainly pick it up as a collector piece. As an engineer, I do find the mechanics of it pretty cool.
The uneven gap does not affect the shave, due largely to the spring-loaded "floating" nature of the front blade tray. It is something that I had noticed. Please note that in a traditional SE or DE razor this would be a major issue. Arley's pictures are of his razor, not this one, so it is something that affects (at the very least) many Shake Sharp razors. I'm surprised the carbon blades didn't work out for you, but I realize that blades are as always, YMMV. Thanks for the review KJ! Macaronus's review can be found here: http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/the-shake-sharp-razor-pass-around-round-2.31766/page-2
Well the shake sharps came in the mail today. After Visual inspection everything looked good. I didnt notice any uneven blade gap but I wasnt looking to closely for it. So let me get to some things I did notice during the first shave. For me the Audible feedback that this thing gives is an enormous difference over my usual superspeed. I could tell whenever my blade angle was getting a little aggressive. The weight of the razor was one thing that I noticed right away. It seemed very heavy for its size and very compact. I guess that it would be the shake mechanism that adds the extra weight. After getting the blade lined up and everything set and ready to go the shave itself went well. No nicks and only a small weeper. The one thing that I did notice was that if you have a little bit of lather on your hand from rinsing between passes the handle on the razor can get a little slick. The knurling isn't very pronounced and overall I thought made it a little slick to hold onto. Other than that small problem the shave was great. Three pass DFS. I did a with the grain, a cross grain and against the grain. I didn't go for a BBS since this was my first shave with a single edge razor and didn't want to get to cocky with it. I can't wait to try out the bakelite version and compare them to each other. I think that I will during the course of my test period try the blades in a regular DE and try a newer blade in the shake sharp.
Two questions for you. What did you think of the bakelite shake sharp? and what do you think about SE's in general now that you've used (basically) one?
